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Indonesia Imposes a State of Emergency
In Maluku Islands Amid New Clashes

A WSJ.com News Roundup

Updated June 27, 2000 1:30 a.m. ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A state of emergency was declared in the Eastern Maluku islands to halt fierce fighting between Muslims and Christians, Indonesia's National Police Chief General Rusdihardjo said Monday.

Seven people were killed in the latest clashes in the main city of Ambon on Monday, and a mosque and dozens of houses were burnt,...